Alpha's Fake Matebond

My fated Alpha wanted to indulge his mistress Vivian as Luna for a while.

So he pretended he'd lost our connection and wouldn't even admit I was his Luna.

Walking past the study, I heard Vivian's sickly sweet voice: "Darling, if I'm acting Luna, can you mark me every night too? But... won't Sophia get suspicious? I mean, you two have been mates for five years."

"What's she going to do? She can't leave the pack, and she definitely can't leave me," Ethan scoffed. "Sophia? That idiot. I told her I lost the connection, and she actually believed we didn't have a bond anymore. Even if she found out the truth, she'd just quietly hand over the Luna title and go back to being a healer. The only Luna in my heart is you, sweetheart."

I stopped in my tracks. I didn't call him out.

A sharp pain shot through me as our mate bond weakened. I turned and left.

Let them think their little plan was perfect.

They'd find out soon enough what a big surprise this "idiot" had in store for them.

My destined Alpha, so he could be with his mistress Vivian out in the open, faked losing his mate-sense for me after an "attack."

He sneered that I couldn't leave him, that even if I knew the truth, I’d just meekly give up my Luna title and stay in the pack, swallowing my pride.

But little did they know, I had a huge "surprise" cooked up for them, just waiting for them to walk right into my trap.

"There's a problem with the mate bond between Sophia and me," Ethan announced, having gathered all the key pack members in the meeting room.

Beta Marcus frowned. "Alpha, what do you mean by that?"

"I've lost my mate-sense for Sophia," Ethan said, slowly and clearly. "Instead, I feel a true mate connection with Vivian."

I kept my face perfectly still, like I was listening to a story about someone else.

Vivian squeezed Ethan's hand, tears welling in her eyes. "We didn't expect this either, but the mate bond is the Moon Goddess's will. We can't fight it."

"So," Ethan took a deep breath, "from today, Vivian will be our pack's Luna. Sophia, please hand over the Luna scepter to her."

The room went dead silent.

I slowly got to my feet and walked over to the Luna scepter hanging on the wall. The golden scepter glinted in the light, carved with our Stone Pack's symbol.

"Sophia..." Elder Grace started to say.

I shook my head, stopping her.

I took down the scepter, walked over to Vivian, and placed it on the table.

"This is the Luna's symbol. It's yours now."

Vivian eagerly reached for it, but my next words made her freeze.

"Actually, there are a few things we need to sort out first."

Vivian sat up straighter. "As the former Luna, you need to hand over all the pack members' files to me, and all those healing